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author | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1999-03-11 21:08:05 +0000 |
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committer | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1999-03-11 21:08:05 +0000 |
commit | eab8b0ecfb1469caaf357d26cbe3e5ec524de182 (patch) | |
tree | 02325f15778c0aab3d9eba9abc147afba1a7f7bd /usr.sbin/rwhod | |
parent | 73a856115702157d58128365662b9519d7daeadc (diff) |
cleanup
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/rwhod')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/rwhod/rwhod.8 | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/rwhod/rwhod.8 b/usr.sbin/rwhod/rwhod.8 index 0dfe732b758..243269067fd 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/rwhod/rwhod.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/rwhod/rwhod.8 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: rwhod.8,v 1.7 1999/03/11 21:07:58 aaron Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)rwhod.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 -.\" $OpenBSD: rwhod.8,v 1.6 1998/04/25 01:14:41 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: rwhod.8,v 1.7 1999/03/11 21:07:58 aaron Exp $ .\" .Dd December 11, 1993 .Dt RWHOD 8 @@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ .Nm rwhod .Nd system status server .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm rwhod +.Nm .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Rwhod +.Nm is the server which maintains the database used by the .Xr rwho 1 and @@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ programs. Its operation is predicated on the ability to .Em broadcast messages on a network. .Pp -.Nm Rwhod +.Nm operates as both a producer and consumer of status information. As a producer of information it periodically queries the state of the system and constructs status messages which are broadcast on a network. As a consumer of information, it listens for other -.Nm rwhod +.Nm servers' status messages, validating them, then recording them in a collection of files located in the directory .Pa /var/rwho . @@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ in the message, contains any unprintable .Tn ASCII characters, the message is discarded. Valid messages received by -.Nm rwhod +.Nm are placed in files named .Pa whod.hostname in the directory @@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ format described above. Status messages are generated approximately once every 3 minutes. .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr rwho 1 , -.Xr ruptime 1 +.Xr ruptime 1 , +.Xr rwho 1 .Sh BUGS There should be a way to relay status information between networks. Status information should be sent only upon request rather than continuously. |